Musings from the Sunday School Teacher, Math Teacher, and Republican who now lives in upstate South Carolina. Psalm 19:14 should be the bloggers' verse: "Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer."

Monday, August 26, 2013

Today, Gov. Nikki Haley came to Greenville, SC, to announce her intent to run for a second term as the governor of SC. She has done a great job so far, leading the state to one of the best economies in the nation and demonstrating how to govern from a conservative, fiscally prudent standpoint. And what she says, she does.

To help her make this announcement, Senator Tim Scott served as the emcee for this event. He did a great job firing up the crowd and defining what it is conservatives should be doing.

Three of the nation's best GOP governors then came to the stage and spoke about Gov. Haley and the fine job she has done. First was Texas governor Rick Perry:

He was followed by Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal:

And finally, the governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker:

Each of the governors stayed for various periods of time to mingle with the crowd, and my family got to meet all four of them. Governor Jindal stayed the longest, and impressed me with his talkative nature (which, admittedly, is an asset in his line of work) and the sincere enjoyment he seemed to take in meeting total strangers. He spent more than two minutes with my own children, having a wide-ranging conversation that I caught on video:

(still haven't figured out how to make this work...)

I hope you listen carefully to what he said to the kids. I found it satisfying that he encouraged my kids to read their Bibles, even though there was no obvious evidence that we were Christians (in other words, we had not explicitly said so). I hope you enjoy the video, and if you get a chance to vote for Bobby Jindal, Scott Walker, Rick Perry, or Nikki Haley in the future, please consider doing so.